What’s the connection between your interests and your career?
Hello everyone, This is the fourth blog in a series related to my new publication, The Purple Parachute: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Winds of Career Change. If you’ve been following this series, skip the next paragraph. If you’re new to this series, here’s a quick recap. I am sharing information from the book chapter by chapter. Early in ...
Returning to my hometown for the book launch & other moments of joy and sorrow during the fall season
In late fall, we ventured north again from our Georgia home base. For the first time in our motorhome travels, we went as far north as lower New York (NY). These months were filled with beautiful scenery as we rode the wave of fall from south to north and south again between late September and early December. Besides the splendor ...
Know your values: The first step to an aligned career path!
Hello everyone, This is the third blog in a series related to the content of my new book, The Purple Parachute: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Winds of Career Change. Last time we covered the introduction of the book, including the A.S.T.E.R. Career Model and discovering your V.I.N.E.S along with the importance of assessment (Chapter One). Now we will ...
Exploring Tennessee before returning to Georgia
We left off the last travel blog as we were heading south after enjoying the WV/VA area. We made haste and stayed one night at Stony Fork campground in VA (again) as we made our way to Tennessee (TN). Our first stop in TN was Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Instituted in 1934, it’s the most ...
The importance of career assessments from Paula and the Purple Parachute
Hello everyone, Welcome to 2023! This blog will be the first in a long-term series related to the content of my new book, The Purple Parachute: A Woman’s Guide to Navigating the Winds of Career Change. My book is designed to take the mystery out of career transition and help midlife women make informed decisions. I wrote this book with ...
Hot summer fun in North Carolina, Virginia, and wild West Virginia
After being in Marietta, GA almost all summer, we decided to take to the road again. We left “Hotlanta” to go north to more heat. In early August, we went to Western NC to see family, friends, and Jason played in the Asheville Open disc golf tournament. Also, I reconnected with a former supervisor. She and her husband renovated and ...
The Purple Parachute has landed
Welcome to the BCM October blog. Thanks for your patience. This is a special issue, and it took some time to make sure I had all of the information that I wanted to share. I am so excited to announce that after many years of effort, this November, I will release my first book. It is designed to help mid-life ...
Sharing points of interest near Atlanta, GA and announcements from BCM
For much of the summer, we have been in one place on the outskirts of Atlanta, GA (as you saw in the last blog, our RV has been getting some rest in the driveway). Even though we haven’t been on the road much, we have continued to find cool places to hike and venture out in nature. We have also ...
Returning to GA from PA and taking a little break from the road
May started off nicely. On the day of our 29th anniversary, we woke up in Codorus State Park. Jason played in the Codorus Spring Open disc golf tournament that weekend and came in 1st place for his division. Hooray! After Codorus, we made our way back down to Marietta, Georgia (GA). Our first stop was Harpers Ferry, WV to visit ...
From Georgia to the Mid-Atlantic
As I mentioned in the last blog, at the end of March Jason and I returned to Georgia (GA). We made a quick stop in Ellijay (in the north GA mountains) and then spent almost two weeks in Marietta, near Atlanta. We spent time with family and offered our help as needed. However, after the first week of April, it ...
